Chapter 1249: Chapter 119: An Empty Title
Gaius closed his eyes, returning to that unforgettable night. Beneath the crystal chandelier, guests gathered; he was the young genius at the center of attention, yet completely unnoticed by everyone… They all talked about the coming peace, aware that it was all a hypocritical ga by the arms dealers, but none dared to pierce through the facade.
Then Olerian returned, dancing, basking in the extravagant cheers of the crowd. Among them, he raised his glass with laughter and shared a magnificent dream of love and peace. He spoke so passionately and inspiringly that even the most skeptical guests were moved, convinced that Otimis would lead the way to peace. A few elderly insiders felt comforted by his perfect performance, but Gaius could see… he saw the passion and love in the man’s eyes…
Just like the old Family Head Claudius, gradually curtailing his smile from the shadows.
“Indeed.” Gaius’s voice was as dark as water, “That man should have used his position to further provoke contradictions, helping the family amass a vast fortune through warfare. Yet, love changed him; he sincerely regarded himself as the Prince Olerian of the Country, wishing for complete peace between two nations. For this, he needed to deceive everyone and beco the Family Head of Otimis, using his power to make the arms rchants the first to withdraw from the secret war.”
“He’s so foolish!” Gaius suddenly roared, “Even I could see his thoughts; how could Claudius not detect them? The old Family Head would never allow him to abandon the family’s interests for personal motives!
His plan was uncovered that very night; naturally, a conflict arose between them. They had countless ways to resolve the dispute peacefully, but the two self-opinionated fools chose to fight! Then, the two proud n drew their swords against one another, wielding their masterful Impermanence Skill in the family’s headquarters, and the weaker one died due to his arrogance and the elder’s miscalculation!”
As Gaius spoke, he gesticulated passionately; this normally composed and indifferent man was now shouting uncontrollably like a youth who couldn’t contain his emotions. Alandia closed her eyes slightly, hearing the man’s helplessness and frustration, reminiscent of the soldier ignored fifteen years ago crying out his resentnt through ti.
“None of this involves you,” Alandia said.
“Of course! It’s nothing to do with !” Gaius’s shout echoed through the empty floor, “My plan was an even more foolish act of kidnapping; I intended to take advantage of the situation and seize Olerian, using the truth of the marriage alliance as leverage to sow discord among the Country’s guards, hoping to gain support and force Claudius to grant ascendency. But I had no chance; everything happened too fast. I barged into the combat scene wanting to intervene, but no one listened to ; I couldn’t think of a way to stop them. By the ti I ca to my senses, the extinction teor had struck those four guards, and Olerian was dead before I could prepare!
Yet every accident requires a source, outsiders need an explanation they can believe in. So who killed Olerian? Who murdered the Country’s prince? Who destroyed the future of peace? Is Claudius, who must assu the role of Family Head, able to bear such infamy? Who, apart from another ambitious Otimis, fits the role of that foolish and shortsighted murderer?!
That is the most logical developnt; a cautious man like Gaius wouldn’t let his murder beco the talk of the town. He would certainly suppress the news imdiately, at least concoct various theories to obscure the truth. Claudius couldn’t possibly disclose the facts to outsiders back then, or it would ruin his and the family’s status and reputation. So he pushed an always-dismissed diocre junior to the forefront, releasing news to tell everyone he was the ambitious usurper who killed Olerian, only to have him slain once the news spread as a “reckoning”. Yet Claudius underestimated his successor, just as he didn’t foresee Olerian’s betrayal, he also didn’t anticipate Gaius’s preparations.
“I beca a scapegoat, carrying still-brewing sches and ambitions.” Gaius laughed sarcastically, “My fate was thus decided by two emotional fools unrelated to ! But I’m a diocre man, unable to think of a thod for a coback, unable to conceive of a ans to clear my na. So I used my earlier preparations to kill Claudius; I made myself the new Family Head.”
Dawn Knight knew Gaius was stalling for ti, waiting for the foolishness to dissipate, as she too was buying ti for Qiluo. But she also felt Gaius genuinely wanted to clarify these past events, these absurd and ugly stories lay repressed within him for too long. Gongsun Ce’s False Words Seal now turned into a reason, allowing a diocre man to recount his past to his enemy.
This ans Gaius would certainly not have control over the totem; for these past ten years, he only served as a nominal Family Head, as Claudius would never reveal the secret of controlling the totem to him.
“Alandia Helison, you are quite perplexed now.” Gaius said, “You don’t understand why I would let the Star Soul Dragon beco the centerpiece of the plan, why I would trust a totem I cannot command. Let tell you the answer; I don’t possess the talent to unravel the Skill, so I can only use the most primitive foolish thod. I talked to it again and again, told it my story, expressed my plan to it, and I can’t recall how many tis I’ve said this sentence…”
The Star Soul Dragon looked around baffled, still unable to see through Qiluo’s disguise, not knowing who the real Gaius was. Then it saw the later Gaius reaching forward, shouting into the night sky with a troubled yet resolute expression.
“I wish to transcend the limits of talent, to break free from this desperate diocrity. Please lend your aid, Star Soul Dragon!”
This is the thod of a diocre person, relying on persistent requests day after day to obtain another’s help, and his perseverance finally moved the totem. The Star Soul Dragon roared angrily, recognizing its true friend. It flew behind Gaius, enveloping the small human form with its bright giant wings.
The Star Soul Dragon’s body gradually thinned, transforming into a ray of genuine starlight as Gaius Otimis bathed in light, ascending as if a mythical saint to Heaven under the dragon’s grand power. But there is no worldly saint like this, as he raised his arms within the light, showcasing dictatorship and majesty belonging to a ruler.
“In the na of President Ustus Gaius Otimis, order all allied civil faction lines to contract, and all totems imdiately return to the Star Soul Dragon!”
At this mont, dozens of lights of different colors surged across the Northern Continent, and the totems belonging to Gaius’s side were drawn by the grand power, flying towards the absolute dominator in teor City. Following the completion of Klein’s ergency rite, Gaius had lawfully beco the President of the Union, possessing the authority to influence civil faction lines, making him the master of this Country!
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